Thank You Team Hermes

The Appeal are celebrating a fantastic fundraising
achievement by Hermes, who took part in the Leeds 10K earlier this
year.

The team of 31 colleagues completed the Leeds 10K Corporate
Challenge on 12th July 2015, raising an incredible
£6817.00 for The Appeal. With the addition of Gift Aid, Hermes'
fundraising total will reach over £8,000. This is an amazing
achievement which will make an enormous difference to The
Appeal.

Team member Claire Phelan said "Having previously watched my
colleagues run the Jane Tomlinson 10K for two summers I decided
after summer 2014 I wanted to be part of the Hermes team in
2015. Having attempted my first 10K - The Abbey Dash - at the
age of 43 having never run before with 3 months of running under my
belt, the atmosphere and sense of achievement gave me the
confidence to join my colleagues in summer 2015.

I eagerly signed up for the race with the Hermes corporate team
and trained evenings after work and weekends, with like-minded
colleagues who had the same drive and determination to not only
raise money for this extremely worthwhile charity but improve their
racing times from previous events. Shaving over 6 minutes off
my previous time has given me the drive to run again next summer in
under an hour and raise even more money for charity!"

Recruitment Manager Vicky Cowie was also part of the Hermes
Leeds 10K team. Of her motivation to take on the event she said
"…to bond as a team at Hermes, to raise money for charity and to
achieve something together!" Vicky says the team's motivation
throughout their training was to beat each other's times, and that
finishing the event was "amazing - it was great to do something as
a team and to also raise money for such a worthy cause". To other
teams considering the challenge Vicky advises "do it, it was great
to bond as a team and the atmosphere on the day was
unforgettable".

Team member Hugo Martin said "It is a great experience and good
team building event. It is so well-organised but my favourite bit
is before the race starts, getting the team together for a group
photo and walking down to the start line. The beer afterwards is
also very nice!"

After raising an amazing £3317.00 via their Just Giving page,
the Hermes team applied to the Tony Rampton Trust - a charitable
trust that provides match funding to good causes. With the Trust
awarding a grant of £3,500, the team have reached a fantastic
fundraising total.

Kim Seddon, Fundraising Officer at the Jane Tomlinson Appeal
said 'We'd like to say a huge thank you to the Hermes team and
congratulate them on a truly memorable achievement. Their support
has been absolutely incredible and we hope that the whole team are
very proud. A huge thank you to Adrian Berry for getting the team
together and organising their application to the Trust'.